The Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, but denied a higher rating for cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cervical spine disability does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher than 20 percent rating under the General Rating Formula due to limited forward flexion and mild incomplete paralysis of the middle radicular group in the right upper extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability, Radiculopathy of the Right Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005610
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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